Bridle.



4To, Ortlieb/0m traag/concern:

which the following is a full, clear, and exact ./J-UNITED f sTATEs'- CHARLES HAY-HAY, or n nnnonen, MONTANA.

PATENT OFFICE.

BRIDLIE.A

Specification of Letters Patent.

Be it known that i, CHARLES HAY-HAY, a?

citizen ofV the United States, and a resident-y of Red Lodge, in "the county of Carbon and' State of Montana, haveinvented newand useful Details of Construction for a Bridle, of

description.

The object of this invention iS to'provide rnovel details for a driving-bridle to be 4used for'single or double harness which'perlnits any accurate, quick, and lconvenient adjustment of the crown-straps and .cheek-straps'ofthe s bridle, so as to give the latterproper'length i 5 for connection 'with the bridle-bit without changingthe'position of the blinders on the Icrown-stra 4 if this iscorrect, or'to'raiseor lower the b 'nders without altering the length ofthe cheek-straps, so as to give the blinders proper position, these adjustments enabling the speedy tting of a bridle having'the irnv provements uponr the' heads of .different .ani- W mals that may vary 'somewhat in dimensions.

A further obj ect is toV provide a'rosette-rifng of novel construction that is ornamental and very advantageous lforl a .neat and reliable connection of the crown-straps, brow-band, cheek-straps', and throat-latch straps together at'their .ends each side of the bridle Vfree to'work, Vand yet separated, so as to avoid crowding uponeachother.

. The invention consistsin the'novel construction andcombination of parts, as is .l hereinafter described, and defined the subjoined claim. l

yReference is to .be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part oi this specificai wie@theewihbideed'lieee tion, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding partsl vin'all the ures. Y

Figure 1 is aperspective view of the im'- proved bridle mounted upon the head of a orse and showing the relative positions of V'portions oi the bridle thereon. Fig. 2 is an 45`V enlarged broken perspective view of, the improvedbridle detached from the driving-bit.

ig. 3 Ais van enlarged portion ofthe normally yright side of the bridle,`showing novel details and their engagement with each other and Awith the other parts, f Fig. 4i is a detached perspective view of one of a pair of rosettekrings employedthat is a novel detail; .and

Fig. -5 isa partly sectionalreal' ,Side view of the improved rosette-ring, taken ,substantially on the line 5 5 in Fig. 4, showing straps con- One important coperating detail of the bridle consists of a rosette-ring 6 6a, that is employedin duplicate, these lsimilar rings each' being constructed asis best shown in Fig. 4, vcomprising a disk ornamented on the exposedv surface and, a. ring spaced therefrom. The ring portion 6 Vof the rosette is circular and of suitable diameter to correspond lwith the other parts of the bridle which are engaged therewith, said ring being spaced from the .rosette-disk 6a, which is the outer or exposed portion of the two-part ring,by

. means ofthe intervening rod-like armsv a a a,

that are preferably secured by their ends on the'ring and'diskand disposed at equal dis tances apart near the periphery of the disk, and as the arms are of anequal length they serve to space apart the two parts 6 6a paral- 1e1 with each other.. y

` The crown-piece oi the bridle is of novel construction, consisting of a strap of a suitable length and width which is doubled t'ogether near its center of length, lthus provid-l shown in Fig.v 2, a keeper-slide e is mountedy Vupon the doubled portions 7 7 a and adjusted near the bight b, thusholding the looped end of the crown-strap closed upon the'portion of the ring 6 that it is engaged with.

The normallylower member 7 of the douthe 'head of the animal behind the ears is passed from the inner side .of the ring 6 on the mating rosette-ring below and then up 'between the spaced members 6 .6a of the same, forming a bight at d, that loosely receives the ring 6. A sniiicient'length is given to the uplwardly-extellfleol portion 7b -oi the strap ortion 7 to permit it to be folded upon itsef at d', thus returning a member 7o toward the bight d, and a keeper-band e, .that is secured between the lapped portions 7b 7c near the lower end ofthe latter., loosely engages the crown-strap member 7, thus yholding the bightr d closed upon the ring 6 at the nor- Patented March 2o, 190e. v e Applicationfiia July 11,1905. seria1N0.2e9,21s.

'bled crown-strap or one that has contact with IOO IOS

mally righty side of the bridle, as is clearly .Y

shown in Figs. 2 and. 3.

In the loop or bight d a buckle g is `secured loosely., said bucklethat heads upwardly havinga buckled ,engagement with Ilo" 1 the top ply 'Yaoi the d oubled-crown-strap 7 f 7 a, and the endent end of the latter-named member is eld from iapping by a keeperband e, that is secured between the folded strap members 7b 7C near the bight d, as is represented in Fig. 3. -Y n It will be seen from the description of the crown-strap that it may be adjusted for length simply by changing the engagement of the.tongue g of the buckle g with the 1o spaced perforations g2 in the strap member 7 a, and thus raise or lower the rosette-rings. In the space between the rosette-ring members 6 68L of the forward portion of the ring 6 for each rosette-ring employed respective ends of a brow-band 8 are looped upon said rings and secured as indicated in the drawings. On rearward portions of the rosettering members 6 doubled ends of a two-part throat-latch strap 9 are secured, the free end 2o portions of said two-part strap being furnished with a buckle that by adjustment lengthens or shortens the throat-latch, as usual for this portion of a bridle.

' Upon lower portions ofthe rosette-ring members 6 upper end portions of cheekstraps are secured, the looped endsl of the throat-latch strap and of a cheek-strap at each side of the bridle being placed on the section of a respective ring 6 between two 3o arms a, that are lowermost in service, said arms serving to hold the ends of these straps from shifting edgewise, thus preserving them in proper relative position. Each cheekstrap is formed of a single strip of leather 3 5 that is doubled upon itself between the ends thereof, affording a looped upper end on each strap that engages a respective ring 6, as before mentioned, and between the cheek-strap members 10 l0a on each side of the bridle a 4o blinder 11 is secured and projects forwardly.

most cheek-strap member l() on each side of Between the cheek-strap members 10 l0a directly below a respective blinder at each side of the bridle a looped strap h is secured, and in itsbight a buckle 7L is hung. The innerthe bridle is extended a length that permits it to be double and its free end portion l0b turned upward above a loop or bight i', thus formed, the upturned strap members 10b 5o having spaced perforations therein for an en- 6o tion of each cheek-strap member 10. The

face-strap 12 extends over the forehead of vthe beast beneath the brow-band 8 and is adjustably secured upon the crown-strap, as will presently be described, thus adapting a pull on driving-reins that connect with the' bit-rings A to be communicated to the face-e strap.

A brace-strap 13 for the blinders l1 is a feature of the invention, and, as shown in Fig. 2, the upper portion of said strap is lapped upon the corresponding portion of the face-strap 12 and together therewith f is engaged by a buckle n, which is held projected forwardly from the crown-strap members 7 7 u by a looped short tab n, having a keeper n2 thereon which receives the end portion of the brace-strap Which projects rearward from the buckle n.

It will be obvious that the improved bridle may be readily adjusted to widen or contract in length the crown-strap 7 7a sim )ly by altering the adjustment of the member 71 and buckle g, and thus exactly fit the crown-piece on the head of an animal. An adjustment of the brace-strap 13 permits the rocking of the blinders inwardly when the strap is shortened, and as the normal set of the blinders is slightly flaring outward it will be seen that they may be readily adjusted as may be necessary to set nearer the eyes of an animal that is skittish in disposition and frightens on sight of strange objects at either side of the beast.

The provision of the rosette rings each formed of an exteriorlyornamented disk and a ring held spaced therefrom by arms is very advantageous, as it affords a most reliable means for assembling ends of the crownstrap, brow-band, throat-latch, and bracestraps7 avoiding bulky projections, and serving at the same time as an ornamental detail for the bridle. It will also be noted that the provision of the looped adjustable lower strap extensions on the cheek straps permits a change in length to be given to said straps and a corresponding change in position of the bridle-bit toward or from the blinders 11 without altering the position of the latter with relation to the crown-strap, so that the bridle may be quickly altered to fit upon the heads of animals which vary considerablyin size and proportions.

, Furthermore, the details of the improved bridle are simple, and their relative connections are neat, shapely, strong, and durable, affording a handsome and excellent bridle at a nominal cost.

Having described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- In a bridle, the combination with a crownpiece comprising a single strap doubled near its center to form a loop at one end of the twoply crown-piece, one ply thereof being returnfolded near its free end and forming a loop, a buckle in the loop, the free end of the other ply engaging the buckle, rings having disks spaced apart from the faces thereof in the loops, cheek-bands connected with the rings, bridle-bit-ring connections on the lower end of the cheek-bands, a strap having a buckle connected to the center of the crown-piece,

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.blinders 'connected to the. cheek-bends, 'a name to this specification in tie vpresence of L brace-strap connected with the blinders, a two subscribing Witnesses. face-strap connected With the cheek-b ands be- 10W the blinders, the upper ends of the bracel ,y CHARLES HAY-HAY 5 strap and face-strap engaging the buckle on Witnesses:

.the strap connected With the crown} iece.l 'FRANK MCCLEARY, In testimony whereof I'have signed my GEORGE DEEGAN. 

